Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galanas

/ɡaˈlanas/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: galanas
IPA: /ɡaˈlanas/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law

Etymology

From Welsh galanas (“murder; weregild”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: galanas

Inflected Forms

galanases (plural)

Phrases

spear penny

Frequently Paired Words

spear penny

Questions

How do you pronounce galanas?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡaˈlanas/.
What does galanas mean?: the blood money or weregild paid by a murderer to the family of his victim under early Welsh law
Where does galanas come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

How to pronounce galanas

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